She weaved through the last of the homes. She was almost beyond them when Edna spoke.
“Good riddens,” the middle-aged woman mumbled.
My wolf sneered as every muscle in my body shook. I was just about to snap at Edna when Laina turned on her. I took a few steps back, not wanting to interfere until necessary.
Laina fisted the straps of her book bag as she studied the woman. “You know what, Edna, I may not be what you define as an ideal female were, but I’m not the awful person you make me out to be.”
Edna crossed her arms, lifting her nose upwards as if to snub Laina. “You may not be awful, but you certainly weren’t good enough for our alpha.”
Laina nodded her head. “Maybe I wasn’t, but I was good enough to watch your two young children. You remember that next time you want to throw me under the bus. I may not meet the alpha’s standards, but I most certainly meet yours, otherwise you shouldn’t have let me near your little boys. And, by the way, good luck finding someone who will do all that I did with them and for them.” Laina spun around and walked away with her head held high.
Pride erupted, but it quickly faltered under the notion that she thought she wasn’t good enough for me. Had I really not conveyed how much I wanted her? How could she not have seen it?
Hope swept through my chest for the first time.
I shook myself. Fuck! I needed to get to her.
I shot past a flabbergasted Edna, still opening and closing her mouth. I quickly closed the distance between me and Laina. I reached out and grabbed her, pulling her into my arms.
She gasped as she collided into my chest. She gazed up at me wide-eyed.
“Do you really think you’re not good enough?” I damn near did a fucking dance when she didn’t cast her gaze away.
She gave me a small smile. “You’ll find someone who is. I’m confident of it.”
“Why aren’t you good enough?” I was riding a fine line as my wolf roared.
She briefly looked away before facing me again. “I love this pack, and I love its alpha. You both deserve to have the best of the female weres representing you. You don’t need a fat-“
I slapped her ass.
She yelped, frowning at me.
“Say one more demeaning thing about yourself and I swear I’ll strip you naked right here and give you forty lashes in front of everyone.”
Her face blanched, but her arousal faintly slipped into the air around us.
I leaned in close, nuzzling her neck. “I think that’d be sexy as hell. I could show everyone that you’re mine. By the end of those slaps, your ass would be red and your pussy would be weeping for me.” I nipped her neck.
She shivered, remaining silent.
“You have thirty seconds to object, sweetie.” I kissed her neck, trailing up to her jaw.
Her eyes were wide with shock. Her lips were trembling, tempting me to capture them and give them a reason to quiver.
I smiled mischievously, my wolf’s rumble close to a purr of excitement. “Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four-“
“No!” She snapped.
I pursed my lips, batting at my disappointment. There was a reason I didn’t hope. Things were better black and white. Hope was a grey area, an unknown part of life.
I painstakingly unglued myself from her. My wolf went crazy, turning psycho on me. He could never destroy me the way her single word rejection had though.
“Please, don’t leave,” the familiar female voice cut in.
I was surprised to find my brothers and mother there. I watched as Laina cast a wary gaze upon them.
“I know we’ve been complete dicks, but don’t leave him because of us,” Brad said.
“Language, Bradford,” my mother snipped. “What my foul son was trying to say was that we haven’t treated you with respect, which was inappropriate and uncalled for. My eldest, our alpha, has never agreed with us nor participated. Instead, he reprimanded all of us and sent us away without supper the night you didn’t join us. And last night he might as well have done the same considering he sat there like a wilted flower staring at your empty chair all evening.”
I felt my cheeks heat. Leave it to my mother to air out my dirty laundry. It was because they meant well, and because I was fucking desperate, that I let them carry on.
She cleared her throat. “My point is that Jayson clearly sees you for who you are rather than what others say you are. Don’t punish him because of the rest of us.”
“What she said,” Aaron said.
Laina fidgeted. Her gaze was everywhere as she worried her bottom lip. It was a little while before she finally focused on my family. “I’m not punishing him.”
She abruptly turned and walked away, heading for the road again.
My wolf’s anger seeped into my veins. Without thinking, I yanked her back into my arms. “Then what the hell are you doing?”
She stared at the ground, her body lightly trembling in my arms. I was ready to throw my hands into the air and scream when I caught sight of her tears.
I crooked a finger beneath her chin and lifted her face towards me. “Hey, talk to me, sweetie.”
She warily looked at the crowd starting to gather around us. She clamped her lips together. Secrets were definitely safe with her.
My gaze traveled over the curious pack members as they moved closer. I couldn’t fault them. I was their alpha; I was as much their concern as they were mine.
“Will you come back with me so we can talk this out privately?” My pulse kicked up at the thought of her in my private space again.
Slowly, she nodded her head. She wasn’t enthusiastic over the idea, but she didn’t have much choice unless she wanted to hash this out in front of everyone.
I let go of her, opting to hold one of her hands. I threaded my fingers between hers, thrilled when she didn’t jerk away. Her hand was dainty compared to mine. It was just another thing to love about her.
I escorted her back to my house. I set her bags beside the door before leading her upstairs. I held open my bedroom door.
She hesitated in front of it.
“It’s the only soundproof room in the house.”
That seemed to convince her. She took those final few steps, crossing the threshold.
I took a deep breath as I closed the bedroom door.
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Chapter Fifteen
LAINA
I couldn’t help but think of what had happened in this room yesterday. I didn’t think I’d ever forget it. How could I? He’d somehow demolished my fortress of refuge and left me out to face the storm.
He stepped in front of me. “Take a seat.”
I glanced back to check the door. All of the locks remained open. With that knowledge, I sat down on the edge of the bed.
He studied me for a minute before he followed. He immediately leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and clasping his hands. “What are you doing, Laina?” His voice was soft, but had a rough edge.
Anger, disquiet, rumbled to my surface. “Jayson, yesterday you tied me up. You did all sorts of things to me, some of which I can’t even define. One thing I can clearly recall and easily decipher was you unlocking the cuffs and then immediately turning away from me. You didn’t stop there though. You opened the bedroom door and stood there, waiting for me to leave. Nothing about you was warm. You acted like I’d done something wrong, like I’d pissed you off. You… you dismissed me. I told you I’d been gone within twenty-four hours because you never said otherwise and your actions didn’t either.”
He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, his forehead creasing as he did so.
He was doing it again. At least now I understood what he must have gone through when I did it. It was utterly frustrating to want answers, to want an explanation, but receive silence.
I slid down from the bed. His hand snaked out and captured my wrist. I looked at him, shocked to find he hadn’t opened his eyes. His move had been so fast, so precise.
He pulled me to him, wrapping his arms around my waist tightly. His muscles flexed as they swathed me.
I was unsure how to respond. Uncertainly, I returned the gesture.
His warmth felt good against me. I felt safe in his arms. I never feared him like I did my father and brother. Even when I knew he was angry, I never worried that he’d slip and hurt me. I knew I’d always be protected in his arms, even after he’d seen the worst of me.
He loosened his grip on me marginally, enough to slide back and face me. As he unsheathed his eyes, I was immediately lost in their glistening depths.
“I want you, Laina. Fuck, I want you so bad. If you thought anything different, I’m sorry. You’re who I want. No one but you.” His voice was aggrieved.
His words sent a new wave of emotions, of happiness, crashing through me. He didn’t hide from me. He gazed into my eyes the entire time, delivering the truth with confidence.
Before I allowed the joy and relief to take over, I closed my eyes, shutting out the beauty of him. “Name one good thing about me.”
“Open your eyes,” he commanded.
I opened them and sought him.
“I could name a million good things about you.” He smiled. “Besides the fact that you’re great with the pack young and will make an excellent mother one day…” He kissed my forehead. “You’re smart.” He kissed my temple. “You’re brave.” He kissed my cheek. “You’re beautiful.” He kissed the tip of my nose. “You’re strong.” He hovered over my lips. “You’re mine.” He pressed his lips to mine.
His lips molded to mine as I fell into his embrace. He pulled out yesterday’s rubber band in my hair and freed my locks. He weaved his fingers through my hair and cradled my head.
His taste exploded on my tongue as he plunged his tongue inside my mouth. I sucked on his tongue, eliciting a growl from him.
Abruptly he pulled back. His body shook as he stared at me. “Strip,” he ordered.
When I merely gaped back at him, he slit his eyes at me. “Or else I’ll chain you up again, only this time I won’t spank you. I’ll do much worse.”
That had me moving. I kicked off my shoes and toed off my socks as I tossed my tank top aside and undid my bra. I slipped my bra off my arms before I slid my sweat pant capris and panties off at the same time. I stood naked before him in record time.
His eyes glittered with amusement and appreciation. It wasn’t a harmful amusement though.
“Come here.”
I stepped towards him, standing between his legs. I fought the urge to cross my arms by fisting my hands.
“Take off my shirt.”
I gave him a shy smile. I reached for the hem of his shirt. I slowly dragged it up his body. When I began to press tiny kisses to his newly exposed flesh, his breath hitched. I swore I heard his wolf rumble in his chest.
I flicked my tongue over his small, tight nipples before I passed the shirt up his arms and over his head. The second the shirt was off him, he claimed my lips again. There was an expansive need behind his touch, a powerful desire that I was excited for him to unleash upon me.
He released my lips. “Lay in the middle of the bed and don’t move.”
I frowned. “What about your pants?”
He chuckled, nipping my jaw. “If you touch them, I’m liable to come like a virgin before I even enter the palace.”
I snickered. “The palace?”
He slid one hand down me, gliding his fingers through my folds. “The palace,” he stated.
I shivered as liquid heat flooded my pussy. My nipples pinched tight as my breasts swelled in anticipation.
He lightly tapped my ass before turning me to the side and sending me off.
My body thrummed with awareness as I climbed onto the bed. I lay in the center of the bed on my back. I tucked my hands beneath me to keep from fidgeting.
He came around to the side of the bed. “Watch.”
I observed as he slid out of his pants. He had no boxers on beneath. My heart thundered at the sight of him. He was gorgeous, the epitome of masculinity. He was hard with sharp angles, clear-cut lines and beauty. His cock was a large, thick shaft that curved up towards his stomach. A wave of fear washed through me. He looked too large, like he wouldn’t fit.
“This is what you do to me, and I assure you, my wolf has no leverage over my cock.” He pumped his dick a few times before he climbed onto the bed with me. He leveraged himself over me. “I’m not going to chain you, but if I have to, I will. You have two rules to follow. The first is to obey every command I give you. The second is to never close your eyes to me. Understood?”
I nodded my head in agreement.
“Good,” he roared.
His lips crashed into mine as his hands molded to my breasts. It was a rush of feeling, of touch that I wasn’t expecting. His mouth caught my moan as he flipped his thumbs over my nipples, teasing them, sending jolts of pleasure through me.
I gripped his biceps as he massaged my breasts, passing over my tight peaks in unsteady, unpredictable intervals that awoke every part of me. I whimpered, my wolf making a long over-due return towards my surface as Jayson slid his cock along my slick folds. Sensations wracked my body as he continued to keep me guessing.
My body was bundling tighter as my need magnified with each passing second. He kept me on the edge, never allowing me to get too close. He kept me hovering, longing. He kept me in the painful pleasure zone that had my frustration multiplying by the second. I compressed my muscles, leaning into his moves, fidgeting beneath his to no avail.
He teased my mouth, gliding his tongue over the inside of my lips. His fingers continued to tweak my nipples as his cock tormented my pussy. I was trapped beneath him, stuck going at his pace. My need was too intense though. Feeling exasperated, I bit his bottom lip.
He jerked back. He passed his tongue over his bottom lip. He wasn’t bleeding, but he was irritated.
He moved off the bed. I was instantly cold, instantly lonely. My body shuttered as phantom pleasure crackled through me despite his absence.
He opened one the chest drawers, grabbed something and returned to me. “Sit up.”
Unease overrode my desire as I complied with his command. I crossed my legs Indian style.
“Open your mouth.”
I jumped as he stuffed a ball inside before sliding the elastic lanyard connected to it over my head. It fit snugly in my mouth, the band compressing to my head. I swallowed hard, discomfort knotting my stomach.
I ran my fingers along the string, frowning.
“You do anything to mess with it, and I’ll bind your hands.”
My heart pounded in my chest. Trust, I reminded myself. Trust was what every relationship was built on.
I brought my hands together in my lap and sat perfectly still.
Jayson crossed his arms over his chest. He stood beside the bed and observed me. I counted to two-hundred seventy-three before he moved. He sat down on the bed in front of me.
“I need you to understand why I did what I did. You can bite me. Hell, I’m open to just about anything. But I won’t be rushed. There’s nothing you can do that will change my pace. It’s my job to take care of you, and that means in every way, but especially physically. Do you understand?”
Damn him for sounding so calm, cool and collected. Damn him for being extremely reasonable and equally irritating.
I nodded my head, acknowledging that I understood nonetheless.
He removed the gag, peppering my jaw with kisses as he slid it over my head and tossed it away.
“For the love of all things holy, please behave. I don’t think I can take much more,” he pleaded in a growl. He nipped my chin.
I couldn’t help but smile. It was nice to know that I wasn’t the only one suffering.
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Chapter Sixteen
JAYSON
Fuck me, I was so goddamn close to spilling my seed it wasn’t even funny. Seeing her obey, watching her surrende
r pushed me to the edge. I wanted to throw her back against the bed and plunge into her, but I couldn’t. Damn my control for getting in the way at times. I knew I had to lay down the law from the beginning. I didn’t want to have to fight her over her own pleasure. She would be far happier if she let me take the lead.
I kissed her lips, not lingering. I shimmied down her body, kissing every swell, every dimple, every divot along the way. She clenched her fists at her side. I smiled, pleased with her efforts to keep from fidgeting when I knew she wanted to.
“Don’t move,” I commanded.
Her expression was adorable, a mix of excitement and apprehension. It reminded me of an eager pup who wanted to, but was worried about doing it.
I kissed the inside of her thighs before I focused on her pussy. She held her breath as I slid my arms around her hips. Shifting, my cock slid along the comforter enough to have me teetering over the edge. Fuck! I needed to get her primed and ready.
Without delay, I thrust my tongue inside her. I twirled it within her channel, caressing her sensitive inner flesh.
“Oh, fuck!” she cried.
I chuckled at her language. I’d never heard her curse.
She fisted the sheets as I glided my tongue up and around her clit.
I completed the same irritably steady loop. I shoved my tongue inside her, curling it, pressing all around her inner channel before I moved up and around her tight bud.
I watched her closely, waiting for her to react.
I studied her, never ceasing my teasing path, as her face scrunched. It took another round before she bit her bottom lip. It was three more laps before her breathing became erratically labored. Another four times around the trail and she began whimpering, her stomach muscles clamping down even as her soft belly fluttered with every fitful breath.
I traced the same circle once more before I sucked her clit into my mouth and rubbed my tongue against it. She flew. She cried out, her mouth forming the perfect ‘o’ as her body splintered beneath me. Her limbs trembled, her pussy fluttered as her climax washed through her.
Before I could second-guess myself, I pounced. I plunged my cock deep inside her, groaning as pre-come burst from the tip the moment I pushed past her boned wall. Her inner walls compressed tightly around my prick, damn near squeezing him into sudden surrender. In the distance, I heard her shriek.
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